New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-14
ALL READY AT. SARATOGA.
THE CONVENTION WILL BE A NOTABLE
ONE.

THE CONVENTION WILL BE A NOTABLE
ONE.
MANY LEADERS BUT NO BossEs-HARMONY REIGNs
on ALL HANDS.
lsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrnuxEI -
SARATOGA, Sept. 13-It Is everybody's convention.
That the truth Of the matter After tho convention Is
thero will be plenty OF the Democratic
and other dscontsnted newspapers to who captured
it and who controlled It, 1t is safe to prophesy now that
nobody will capture it, in the ordinary meaning OF that
word. and that the convention viii control ITSELF II is
large for any to control TO begin WITH
Tho boss who should try to gather in majority OF the
delegates will have do much harder than any Of
the gentlemen who accused Of such ambition have
been doing In preparation for this convention.
The body contains much larger number Of distn-
gushcd men than usual-men who are not ac-
customed to behind bosses. and yet who
not quito bosses themselves Tho fact Is
that this s convention with many leaders
and no boss To show that this 10 1t may be worth
while to 60 little into detail.
Tho last Senatorial election made Mr. Hscock Senator,
mainly by the Gsnerashp OF ex-senator Platt and de-
feated Senator Miller Now will have 1t that this
convention is divided into camps, headed by ex
Senator Platt and Senator Hiscock and the other
by ex-senator Miller. More frequently rumor puts
It that Mr.. Plat controls the convention and is
be the party boss This is not the fact Mr. Platt
could control the convention In action hostile to
ex-senator Miller There would be storm at once for
while Mr. Mlers friends have made effort to control
the convention yet the spontaneous action OF their dis
tcts has them hero In large numbers. The num-
Der of prominent among tho delegates
who were earnest supporters of Mr.. Miller last
winter is noticeable. In fact however, ex-senator Platt
Senator Hscock have shown the slightest inten-
ton take any such action but the contrary, have
been that every thing should be done 10 promote
harmony and have out OF their way to promote IT,
One significant incident will holp TO show how true
this Is. Among the first persons to call upon ex-
Senator Miller his arrival this evening Senator
Hscock who came to ask him whether he would
consent to serve as permanent chairman OF tho
convention This Mr. Miller expressed himself as will
ing to do and the choice having previously met with
general approval among the leading delegates WILL no
doubt be ratified by ths State Committee along with
that Mayor Low of Brooklyn for temporary chair
man. The suggestion OF the permanent chairmanship
had previously been made to Mr.. Evars doubt from
q feeling that as senior Senator he had q prior
claim to the honor; but he declined 1t Mr. Hiscock
refused take either Of the ehamanshps or any other
place for himself He said he had never In the past
liked 500 Senators crowdng other men out OK these
honors, and he should like 1t less that he was
Senator himself
But IL IL is true that Mr. Platt and Mr. Hiscock could
not control the convention against Mr. Miller oven II
they wanted the converse Is also true In short the
situation probably II stated by veteran editor
and political observer from Central NewYork, that
neither Mr. Platt nor Mr. Miller could control the con-
yentlon In any actsn hostile tho other. Neither has
any desire do IL will be gen timely harmonious
convention None more SO has met In nis state ~ many
OF the contests for nominations
Severheoss there plenty Of candidates for all the
places except that Secretary of state which
consent has left 10 Colonel Grant This PROOF tnst
OF the ordinary signs OF cquesm. Men OF all shades OF
opinion In tho past arc minghns mere ,y IN tss ns
evening Mr. Mor5n and his two successful rivals for the
souaorship. Mr:-EFafis and Mr. HscocE' were lokng
United states Hotel. Ex-Governor Cornell was walking
up and down near ihamt p-A-@s!y Ar. Morton carried
~ Tyars OF to dinner at his home the Senator protest
coach and Mr. Hiscock started OF TO call on Mr. Mer
tolerable amount Of good feeling exists here. ,,
The promises are that the campaign which is to follow
viii not be an apahetio one such campaigns often DO
has simply been another name for indifference. But
thi. win not be an indifferent % nnai1r convention,
Will he OF old fashioned energy with plenty OF speech
making There has been no general speechinasing
believes that there must general discussion OF issues
before toe people Of the state to bring out ss tine
massed In the cites, Is easily brought out by machine
work.
There is no Presidential gossip worth recording That
subject t.kias orre Of itself present and doing we'll
ally gets the bstter OF tho facts with which
bis life ia a continual struggle; announced 70,
Neworsey was here TO the insertion in the plat
form OF Blaine plank similar TO that adopted In Penn
and appe aed his Of hamOr Also which Is said py
well Informed persons to bo considerable. Mr. Pheps
fingered here take the opportunity Of meeting num-
ber OF his old Congressional friends and no
doubt was guilty OF talking politics with some
OF them, but he had Blaine plank concealed
about his peraon This afternoon he was one OF group
In Mr. HiscOck's room, when the Senator JoklngIy 40
cared that II Mr. Phelps would offer Blaine resolution
in the convention II would 10 through MT Morten
seconded this. but Mr. Phsps seemed doubtful as to the
standing alien from the other side OF tho HUDSON
River In New York convention and in the most ndiiier-
ent manner took train for NorYork There Will be no
auson OF course, In the platform 10 Presidential can
didates -,
The subject Of temperance has been moro discussed
among delegates than other to DO treated In the
platform. Talks with largo number OF the doegates
seem TO almost unanimous feeling that the CON
yention should take strong ground In favor or hgn
license; many added local option also Inc general
feeling be that II was necessary 10 meet he
rssg claims tho Prohibonsts with the proof OF ali
tho Republican party had dOne Tor temperance ana an
offer to do what the Prohbiiionsts. with their All or
nothing could never accomplish. The plank on tns
subject Will the Crosby High License and Vedder
bills and other Republican liquor legislation or last
winter nd oppose the repeal OF the tax on whskey on
Civil service also the convention expected to
take strong ground
ALL THE GREAT LEADERS ON HAND.
WARNER MILLER FOR PERMANENT CHAIRMAN AND
SETH Low FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
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